A Tesla owner in China who purchased one of the company’s vehicles and claimed it had faulty brakes admitted the story was fabricated today in an issued apology on a Chinese social media network.

Tesla fended off many instances of misinformation campaigns in China over the past two years, many of which were owners stating the vehicles had braking issues, which in turn led to accidents. On several occasions, Tesla has confronted these owners with the opportunity to prove the vehicles were faulty, even offering third-party examinations of the cars involved in accidents. Tesla did this with one owner who stood on top of a company vehicle at the Shanghai Auto Show last year, claiming the car she bought from the automaker was not safe. She refused to oblige with Tesla’s third-party audit request, and data from the vehicle showed it was driven aggressively prior to the accident.

It appears another instance of the automaker waiting for proof of vehicle defects has resulted in an apology from an owner. A Weibo user, who identified themselves as the "Wenzhou Owner" in his profile on the platform issued an apology for fabricating a story that his Tesla braking system was not effective.

"After the accident, I was upset even though I knew I had pressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake," the owner said. "I have been insulting and defaming Tesla and Tesla vehicles since mid-August 2020 by continuing to fabricate content on Douyin, Weibo, radio, and TV interviews about Tesla’s automatic acceleration and brake failure, and about how to cherish life and stay away from Tesla."

In October 2021, the owner was required to apologize to Tesla on another social media network and pay damages of around $7500. "The case took effect in March this year after the first and second trial. The verdict found that I constituted an infringement of Tesla’s reputation and should apologize to Tesla and pay financial damages. I am now conscious of the nature of my actions and regret the significant negative impact I have had on Tesla and Tesla vehicles. I sincerely apologize to Tesla and to those who were misled by my comments."

Source: Re-posted and Summarized from Joey Klender at teslarati.

My Take: Always someone trying to bring you down when you are the top dog. I wonder if these were just individuals doing this on their own or was it something more planned?

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A Tesla owner in China who purchased one of the company’s vehicles and claimed it had faulty brakes admitted the story was fabricated today in an issued apology on a Chinese social media network.

Tesla fended off many instances of misinformation campaigns in China over the past two years, many of which were owners stating the vehicles had braking issues, which in turn led to accidents. On several occasions, Tesla has confronted these owners with the opportunity to prove the vehicles were faulty, even offering third-party examinations of the cars involved in accidents. Tesla did this with one owner who stood on top of a company vehicle at the Shanghai Auto Show last year, claiming the car she bought from the automaker was not safe. She refused to oblige with Tesla’s third-party audit request, and data from the vehicle showed it was driven aggressively prior to the accident.

It appears another instance of the automaker waiting for proof of vehicle defects has resulted in an apology from an owner. A Weibo user, who identified themselves as the "Wenzhou Owner" in his profile on the platform issued an apology for fabricating a story that his Tesla braking system was not effective.

"After the accident, I was upset even though I knew I had pressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake," the owner said. "I have been insulting and defaming Tesla and Tesla vehicles since mid-August 2020 by continuing to fabricate content on Douyin, Weibo, radio, and TV interviews about Tesla’s automatic acceleration and brake failure, and about how to cherish life and stay away from Tesla."

In October 2021, the owner was required to apologize to Tesla on another social media network and pay damages of around $7500. "The case took effect in March this year after the first and second trial. The verdict found that I constituted an infringement of Tesla’s reputation and should apologize to Tesla and pay financial damages. I am now conscious of the nature of my actions and regret the significant negative impact I have had on Tesla and Tesla vehicles. I sincerely apologize to Tesla and to those who were misled by my comments."

Source: Re-posted and Summarized from Joey Klender at teslarati.

My Take: Always someone trying to bring you down when you are the top dog. I wonder if these were just individuals doing this on their own or was it something more planned?

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